The Strangest Jobs in the WorldYou may be tir...

The Strangest Jobs in the World

You may be tired of a 9-to-5 job. Or you may be looking for something different to do. You won’t believe what some of these people do for a living. Check out these strangest jobs and tell us if you could handle doing any of them.

Watching Paint Dry

This may be one of the most boring jobs in the world. The paint company hires people to watch paint dry. They need to take note of the changing colors and have to examine the changes under a microscope(显微镜) as well as on the walls.

Iceberg(冰山) Mover

This job appeared after the Titanic tragedy(悲剧) in 1912. Iceberg movers remove icebergs and prevent any further accidents. Using satellites and airplanes, the movers search the seas for icebergs. And if any are found, they pull the iceberg to an area where it won’t be in the way. Pulling an iceberg can take up to 72 hours. This is because the boat needs ten hours to reach a speed of just one mile per hour.

Luggage Organizer

There are many camp activities for children in New York. Mothers are now inviting luggage organizers to pack their kids’ bags. To hire an organizer costs around US $250 an hour. It can take up to four hours to be fully packed and ready. US $1,000 to pay somebody to pack your kids’ bags, is it worth it?

1.What is the aim of the job of an iceberg mover?

A. To be in memory of the movie Titanic.

B. To test the speed of boats pulling icebergs.

C. To do a search for life in the sea.

D. To prevent any more accidents on the sea.

2.What kind of job is the job of watching paint dry?

A. It is very boring and needs patience.

B. Its salary is higher than other jobs.

C. The employees only need to watch the colors.

D. Many creatures are examined under a microscope.

3.What can we learn about the job of luggage organizer from the text?

A. It is suitable for children to do.　　 B. It is an easy job.

C. It is a full-time job.　　 D. It is expensive to hire one organizer.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

— You seem to be interested in writing.

— What? _______, I’m getting tired of it.

A．On the contrary                        B．As a result

C．On the other hand                      D．In a word

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

You may be spending far too many of your present moments in efforts to win the approval of others, or in being concerned with some disapproval that you have encountered．We all enjoy applause, compliments(恭维)and praise, and approval in itself is not unhealthy. Approval-seeking is a misleading zone only when it becomes a need rather than a want.

If you want the approval, you are simply happy to have the recognition of the other people. But if you need it, you are going to break down if you don’t get it. That’s when the self-destructive forces move in. Similarly, when approval-seeking becomes a need, you give up a large part of yourself to the “outside person” whose advocacy(拥护)you must have. If they disapprove, then you are immobilized(使丧失机动性)（even in a small way）. In such a case, you have chosen to wear yourself——worth on your sleeve for someone to rub or not to rub as they see fit. You feel good inside only if they decide to praise you.

The need for approval of another person is bad enough, but the real trouble comes with the need for the approval of everyone for every act. If you carry around such a need, then you are bound for a great deal of misery and frustration in your life. Moreover, you will be incorporating a wish——washy (软弱无力的)non-person self-image that will result in the kind of self-rejection.

The need for approval must go! No question makes there. It must be completely got rid of from your life if you are to gain personal fulfillment. Such need is a psychological dead end, with absolutely no benefits to you.

1．Approval-seeking is healthy when________

A．you need the approval

B．you only want the approval

C．you need the approval of everyone for every act

D．you don’t care about the approval

2．The self-destructive forces move in when________

A．you need the approval and you get it

B．you want the approval and you get it

C．you need the approval but you don’t get it

D．you want the approval but you don’t get it

3．What does the sentence” You hven chosen to wear your self-worth on your sleeve for someone to rub or not to rub as they see fit.” mean?

A．You have decided to give up yourself worth in order to get the approval.

B．You have decided to change yourself worth in order to get the approval.

C．You have decided to show yourself worth to others and allow them to make a judgment.

D．You have decided to put yourself worth in other’s hand and allow them to keep it or hurt it as they like.

4．The need for the approval of everyone for every act will enentually result in________

A．self-rejection         B．real troubles    C．misery     D．frustration

5．What can we infer from the passage?

A．People can benefit from the need of the approval.

B．Both the want and need for approval are unhealthy.

C．The need for the approval is a destructive feeling and people must get rid of it.

D．Since everyone enjoys praise and compliment, approval-seeking is a natural human need.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in the future, you may be carious to know what your future study will be like. This is the question I want to discuss with you today.

First, let’s talk about what your weekly timetable will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lecture. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as Introduction to Sociology or Economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information in a lecture is often different from that in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week, you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion part is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion parts

If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, you’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non-science majors do. On the other hand, people who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do.

1.Which of the following is important for students to do according to the passage?

A. Reading just the textbooks. B. Taking notes in lectures.

C. Spending 5 days attending lectures. D. Getting on well with classmates.

2.What is not included in a discussion part?

A. Working with the help of university professors.

B. Asking questions about a lecture.

C. Talking over what the students have read.

D. Discussing the problems about homework.

3.According to the author, What’s the characteristic of science majors?

A. They have to work harder than non-science majors.

B. They do more experiments than other majors.

C. They consider experiments more important than discussions.

D. They spend less time on their studies than non-science majors.

4.What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To help students learn about university study.

B. To persuade students to attend lectures.

C. To encourage students to take part in discussions.

D. To advise students to choose proper majors.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Here are some of the strangest buildings in the world. Please look at them and tell us your impressions.

Stone House, Portugal

The stone house in Portugal is really similar to the famous home of the Flintstones （《摩登原始人》）. It is built between two rocks and its architecture（建筑） has impressed some of the greatest architects. The house was attacked by some bad people. The house is pretty comfortable inside, with a fireplace and every- thing necessary, so it is a wonderful example of modern architecture in Stone Age style!

Dancing Building, Czech Republic

The Dancing House, or “Fred and Ginger”, is situated in Prague, the Czech Republic. It is an amazing masterpiece of architecture which has its own romantic charm. There is something so sweet in the way the buildings hug each other for a dance! It has become a symbol of the city!

The Crooked (弯曲的) House, Poland

The crooked house in Poland has an extraordinary and amazing structure. It was built in 2003 with its design based on the pictures of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per Dahlberg. It looks as if it has been taken from a cartoon: its design is “crooked”, but it is balanced, so it is not ugly at all, just strange! The interesting part is how builders managed to create this genius idea, but the house is a fact and everyone admires their creativity!

Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada

Habitat 67 in Canada is a very interesting arrangement of cubes，which looks like the building blocks that children play with. It is pretty interesting how it was designed — it looks so original, and at the same time the building is completely stable（稳定的） and comfortable for living! It was created as a main attraction for Expo（展览会） 67, where it was officially exposed!

1.What is a common feature of the Stone Houseand the Dancing Building?

A. They all appear very modern.

B. They are the symbols of their own cities.

C. They are all for people to live in.

D. They are both examples of great architecture.

2.What is a special feature of The Crooked House?

A. It was designed by two architects.

B. It has the longest history of the four.

C. Its construction lines are not straight.

D. Its design inspiration is from cartoons.

3.Which of the buildings can remind people of a kind of toy?

A. The Stone House, Portugal

B. The Dancing Building, the Czech Republic

C. The Crooked House, Poland

D. Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada

4.Habitat 67 ____________________.

A. is situated in Europe

B. was built for an exhibition

C. looks like an ancient building

D. has a fireplace in it

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century, the strangest of ________ is the hovercraft.

A.them B.which C.what D.whatever

高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

At present , many people from the countryside go to the cities ______better jobs.

A. in search of　　 B. in place of

C. in memory of D. in spite of

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

A. To be tired               B. tired                        C. tiring                             D. Being tired

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

We do jobs_____they need to be done and that could be early in the morning or late at night.

A.that   B.which   C.when   D.how

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.

　　　 Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help Asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.

　　　 "In the Confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden（负担）, which is the sense of collective responsibility. While in the West, it's more about individual survival," said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University (SMU).

　　　 In contrast, local Western companies from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals or western units of Asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.

　　　 Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong's was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.

　　　 Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals(对手) from abroad.

1.The underlined word "prospect" in the first paragraph most probably means _________.

A. future　　　　　　　 B. scene

C. weather　　　　　　　 D. place

2.Compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits EXCEPT that _________.

A. it's helpful to the economy recovery

B. it can form a team working harder and more loyally

C. it will keep the experienced and skilled workers

D. it costs the company less money to survive

3.According to Michael Benoliel, the Confucian mindset focuses on _________.

A. human rights

B. personal profits

C. sharing responsibility

D. individual survival

4.The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. the difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with today

B. the different labor solutions of Asian and Western in global recession

C. the ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturn

D. the cultural differences between Eastern and Western world at present

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析